Most unlikeliest place where you met someone you knew?

Breadwoman · 23-11-2014 10:16pm #1

Anywhere in the world

Kevin McCloud · 23-11-2014 10:18pm

Cork.

Chucken · 23-11-2014 10:22pm

Breadwoman wrote: »

Anywhere in the world

Was that the one with Teresa Lowe?

The other fella · 23-11-2014 10:23pm

They werent really people i know but i was in a small town in Alaska years ago (cant even remember the name of the town it was so obscure) and met these 2 Irish guys with Ireland jerseys on with "Zinedine Kilbane" printed on the back.They intoduced themselves to me when they noticed me wearing my Ireland jersey

It was just a strange meeting to happen in a far away under populated town.

Kevin McCloud · 23-11-2014 10:23pm

Chucken wrote: »

Was that the one with Teresa Lowe?

Where in the world no?

catallus · 23-11-2014 10:23pm

Kevin McCloud wrote: »

Where in the world no?

Telly Bingo.

fineso.mom · 23-11-2014 10:23pm

A meeting of the Society for the Prevention of the Misuse of Superlatives.

kingchess · 23-11-2014 10:27pm

In my girl friends bedroom.then had to make awkward small talk about his Family -how is the wife these days ,and the Kids??-as he got dressed,I even had to give his car a push to start it,.anyway we still meet up for an odd pint or so.. (

Gael23 · 23-11-2014 10:28pm

In a hotel in Majorca.

Sheep Lover · 23-11-2014 10:28pm

Their wardrobe.

Adyx · 23-11-2014 10:30pm

Not someone I knew but was working down in McSorely's in Killarney as a favour one night a few years ago and this young wan came up and starts roaring at me "ah you work in Muldoon's in Waterford, what are you doing here". I wouldn't mind but Muldoon's had been closed a year at this stage

mad muffin · 23-11-2014 10:31pm

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

ElvisChrist6 · 23-11-2014 10:32pm

My girlfriend and I have gone to Edinburgh the last two summers. The first time (last year), we were heading to the gate and bumped into a friend of mine who was getting the same flight! Thought that was mad enough; of all the flights, to all the places, he was getting the same one as us at a quarter to 5 or something in the morning. This year, sitting down getting something to eat after security check before our flight at about the same time as last year. Then walks past another friend of mine I hadn't seen in ages... getting the same flight!! Not only did they both get on the same flight, but it was a bit mad seeing them at all before reaching the gate. Saw the second fella walking through a park during the stay too.

Macavity. · 23-11-2014 10:33pm

In the kitchen, saw the auld lady making dinner. I was shocked.

monflat · 23-11-2014 10:34pm

We were on ko samui.
It was pissin rain and standing in for cover in a shop canopy on the street
Across the road was a bar with. open window s looking out onto street

The husband goes Jasus there's mike and lo and behold a fella who he grew up with having a pint across the road!

Mince Pie · 23-11-2014 10:35pm

Dancing on a pool table in a random bar in San Francisco, turns out the dude dancing beside me was someone I used to have a few jars with in Dublin. Brilliant night.

Don Kedick · 23-11-2014 10:40pm

I was all alone one night, walking the streets, then I met an old friend, me and Jack Daniels go way back.

conorh91 · 23-11-2014 10:42pm

a big shopping centre in Darwin, Oz, called Casuarina Square. Its their Dundrum.

I was seeing a movie with an Irish girl, and my sister texted me. She said my old babysitter (and first crush) saw me walking around, but presumed i was in Ireland and that she'd seen a lookalike.

Anyway, I got her number and we met in one of the Irish bars (predictable).

Anyway that story sounded far more interesting in my head so I'll just fade off now into unimpressed silence, like so…

braddun · 23-11-2014 10:43pm

a gay bar in the vatican

Straylight · 23-11-2014 10:45pm

Ran into an old college friend I hadn't seen in about 10 years in a bar in Hermanus in South Africa. Bumped into her again in three more towns after that on that holiday. I know the Garden Route is the main tourist trail in South Africa, but it was a bit strange constantly meeting her.

sunshine and showers · 23-11-2014 10:46pm

Epcot in Disneyworld in Florida or walking down a street in New York with my sister.

coopdog85 · 23-11-2014 10:47pm

After Ireland qualified I asked my boss for 2 weeks holidays to go to the World Cup in Japan in 2002. He said no as he was going on holidays with his family to Spain for a few weeks in June. Disappointed but undeterred i decided to book the trip anyway & take a chance of getting a cert off the doctor for a few weeks. In the lead up to the World Cup the company went mad with people asking for days off etc. the boss was a read hard ass & said anyone caught skiving off work to watch the World Cup would be punished severely. I got my cert & headed off to Japan for 2 weeks.

Anyway, after Ireland drew with Germany we ended up in a karaoke bar in Ibaraki. The craic was mighty & different lads were going up singing. Next thing I hear the start of "I think I'm turning Japanese" & the place erupted. I looked at the stage & see my boss, topless, going ape on the stage. In fairness to him he was good craic when I approached him after he finished singing. I said to him not to tell anyone in work about me going on the trip when others had to stay back & do my work under the presumption that I was sick. He said "no problem coop I won't say a word...as long as you don't tell the wife I'm not in Spain playing golf with the lads" he scurried back to his table which had about 10 Japanese woman sitting at it.

One of the best nights I've ever had in my life & seeing him topped it off. He left the company maybe 6 months later but I regularly see him at Ireland matches abroad.

Tokyo · 23-11-2014 10:48pm

Was drinking all day in a backstreet pub in Cambodia on Paddy's day a few years back - not exactly somewhere on the tourist trail. About ten that night a group of girls came in, one walks straight up to me and says "you're mike_ie, aren't you?". Turns out I had taught her in college about seven years beforehand...

NormalBob Ubiquitypants · 23-11-2014 10:50pm

I have met the same women on 3 continents entirely by chance- Europe, North America and Asia. First time in a sleepy village in England visiting relations, second when we both were at a concert in upstate NY and third when she was working in Hong Kong and I was on holidays.
We were in uni together and used to get on fine but we didn't keep in touch and then kept meeting each other. Anyway she has a boyfriend so I couldn't care less if I ever met her hot self again.

dmc17 · 23-11-2014 10:51pm

mike_ie wrote: »

Was drinking all day in a backstreet pub in Cambodia on Paddy's day a few years back - not exactly somewhere on the tourist trail. About ten that night a group of girls came in, one walks straight up to me and says "you're mike_ie, aren't you?". Turns out I had taught her in college about seven years beforehand...

How could she forget you with a name like 'Mike underscore ie'!

Strumms · 23-11-2014 10:51pm

I went over to Paris with a mate of mine to go to the infamous France vs Ireland football match where we were robbed by Henri and the Danish ref. Anyway we had no tickets going over but soon picked up a couple from a Mayo lad in an Irish bar as you do. get to the ground later that night, get into the stadium, find our seats and low and behold im sitting beside the bloke who lives 10 doors down from me.. madness... It's yourself says I.. it is says he ! is it yourself !? IT IS !!!

I said · 23-11-2014 10:54pm

Walked into a bar in the canaries and heard my name called out as I entered the bar it was a girl I went to school with hasn't seen her in about ten years.

forgotten password · 23-11-2014 10:56pm

cork

23-11-2014 11:55pm

Last year. Walked into a wee British pub next to what was once Chairman Mao's private plane in Shenzhen. China. Fella I knew at college and not seen in 20 odd years ago, recognized me.

TheBeardedLady · 24-11-2014 12:07am

I was introduced to my ex boyfriend who I'd broken up with 6 months previously by an American girl at a concert in Buenos Aires. Maddest thing to have ever happened to me.

eviltwin · 24-11-2014 12:11am

At an s&m munch. Much embarrassment.

Tzardine · 24-11-2014 12:14am

Bumped into a guy in Crescent Shopping Centre Limerick.

Nothing strange about that , until I remembered that the last time I saw him was in Iraq in 2008.

emer_b · 24-11-2014 12:40am

Walking through China town in Kuala Lumpur and I saw my cousin. Walked up to him, gave him a hug and he was a bit shell shocked to see me.

He was with his friend who says "who's yer wan?". He says"My cousin from home!". Friend says "ah would ya feck off".

fleet_admiral · 24-11-2014 12:45am

Went on holiday to Cyprus years ago with my brother. Turned out the people in the apartment next door were regulars in the restaurant I worked in at the time that I knew fairly well from coming in

Littlekittylou · 24-11-2014 12:46am

Walking on the street. Someone's house. Cafes

Don't know how unlikely all of this is though.

nc19 · 24-11-2014 12:49am

I met a lad who lived 200m down the road in the reception of a backpackers place in Brisbane. Hadnt spoken to him in at least 15yrs at that point. Turned out there was a gang of them there and I knew a few more of them...

Dandy Dandridge · 24-11-2014 1:19am

u2 concert Wembly 93 bumped into a trout I knew.

steddyeddy · 24-11-2014 1:20am

Tanzania met an old friend from college.

LenaClaire · 24-11-2014 1:37am

Sitting in a soul food place in New Orleans having lunch and chatting away. Hear a voice behind me - "LenaClaire... is that you?" One of my friends from school was on holiday there as well

Greenmachine · 24-11-2014 2:10am

I noticed my former school principal, collecting his bag in prague airport. I wasn't on a school tour before anyone ask. This was a number of years after I had finished in school.

Yogosan · 24-11-2014 2:15am

I met my mam during a massive orgy at Berlusconis mansion in Italy. Could not believe it!

eternal · 24-11-2014 3:27am

Some amount of bad attempts at humour on these threads.

Lapin · 24-11-2014 4:27am

Dandy Dandridge wrote: »

u2 concert Wembly 93 bumped into a trout I knew.

Ha !

Same here. Those were the gigs where people on the dole got in for free.

The trout I kne was signing on in about 3 different places at the time.

dancrowley · 24-11-2014 6:07am

On a construction site in far east Russia. Our respective homes where we grew up were about 100m apart!

Cpt Sh!t Craic · 24-11-2014 6:46am

Coppers.

About 2 weeks ago bumped into a pal from college that I hadn't seen in the last 5 years.

Joyful reminiscing ensued....

brightkane · 24-11-2014 6:54am

Met my dad at the std clinic. We were both there meeting friends for moral support and neither of them showed up. Coincidence or what.

Most unlikeliest place where you met someone you knew?

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